Plumeria rubraL.

Common Frangipani , Frangipani , Nosegay , Red Frangipani , Red Jasmine , Red Paucipan , Temple Tree

Plumeria aurantia , Plumeria gouanii , Plumeria northiana , Plumeria rubraf.rubra , Plumeria tenuifolia

Plumeria rubra (Frangipani)

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Family : ApocynaceaeSubfamily : RauvolfioideaeTribe : PlumerieaeGenus : Plumeria

Plumeria rubrais aboriginal toMexico .

Plumeria rubrais a deciduous tree with upright branches crowd together on a thick succulent trunk , imprint a vase or umbrella contour with age . It can produce up to 25 feet ( 7.6 MB ) tall . The branches are glabrous , vain , and leafy at the tips . They are somewhat brittle and , when broken , ooze a ashen latex . The leaves are fleeceable and arranged alternately in clusters at the end of the branch , measure up to 20 inches ( 50 cm ) long .

Plumeria rubra (Frangipani)

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The concluding flowers have five petals and appear at the ends of the limb over the summer . The people of colour of the flush range from pink to blanched , with shade of yellow in the center .

USDA hardiness zones10a to 11b : from 30 ° F ( −1.1 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° degree Celsius ) .

Although you do not have to live in the tropics to growPlumeriain your house garden , you should know its grow requisite beforehand .

Plumeria rubra (Frangipani)

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Often grown in the garden as an ornamental shrub or small tree , these   plants call for to be grow in well - enfeeble , somewhat acidic soil . They also need at least 6 hours of full sun .

While the plant are pretty patient of of salinity and windy condition , they are not kind of coldness and must be protect . Therefore , they should be container - grown in colder regions . The plant life can be poke up and overwinter indoors in areas that may be warm most of the metre but still fairly prone to cold winters . Alternatively , you’re able to sink container - grownPlumerias in the ground , contribute them indoors once the temperatures begin to unload in fall . Then , once affectionate temps return in spring , you’re able to return the plantsoutdoors .

Plumeriacare , for the most part , is minimal . WhilePlumerias do n’t like wet foot , they should be watered profoundly when irrigated and then allowed to dry out out before lacrimation again .

Plumeria rubra (Frangipani)

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